Hitohira Tanaka Kyuzo Blue #1 Migaki Bunka Taihei Ebony Handle Kiridashi This area of Tokyo was

This area of Tokyo was famous as ‘the city of textile and leather craftsmen’ but now there fewer people carrying on that tradition

Total Length: 433mm

Edge Length: 266mm

Smith: Tanaka Blacksmith

the kitchen knives he created are what made “Sakai Kitchen Knives famous and brought them to the next level

Hitohira Tanaka Kyuzo Blue #1 Migaki Bunka Taihei Ebony Handle Kiridashi This area of Tokyo wasSharpener: Kyuzo Kyuzos father Heihachi is one of the busiest sharpeners in Sakai. Heihachis workshop room and corridor were always filled with knives waiting to be sharpened. Although Kyuzo initially worked under his father to learn the foundation of rough sharpening, eventually he became a student of Kambei, known as one of the best sharpeners in Sakai because he knew best how to sharpen wide double bevel knives. After a few years of training, he